Biloxi
Biloxi, MS · Business
takingthekids.com
This Mississippi Fabric Shop Fills Room After Room With So Much Fabric It Feels Like Quilting Heaven
Plain buildings can fool you, and that is exactly what happened on a quick stop along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. From the parking lot, it looked like any small storefront you might drive past without a second thought. Inside, though, one room of fabric led to another, then another, until...
haulproduce.com
2,000 new reefers added alongside new transport routes
Great White Fleet Corporation (GWF), an ocean carrier specializing in temperature-controlled logistics, has announced a commercial expansion across its Pan-American and European trade networks. The expansion includes the deployment of its 14th active vessel, 2,000 refrigerated containers, and new multimodal routes ahead of the Q4 2026 peak season. The Chiquita...
WLOX
Construction continues on Channel South development in downtown Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — Construction is continuing on the Channel South development in downtown Gulfport after breaking ground in March of 2026. The project is led by AnderCorp LLC and other Mississippi-based companies, such as Bellamare Development, WBA Architecture, and Dale Partners Architects. The development is expected to be...
themississippimonitor.com
Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility
The only privately-owned U.S. foundry certified for large-scale Navy propeller manufacturing broke ground Tuesday on a third Center of Excellence (CoE3) at the Bird-Johnson Propeller Company facility in Pascagoula. The new Fairbanks Morse Defense center will effectively double capacity to produce the most complex and powerful naval propulsion systems while...
takingthekids.com
WLOX
Gulf Coast Business Council unveils regional alignment plan
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — The Gulf Coast Business Council unveiled its regional alignment plan, a document the organization calls “Coast Forward.” The plan is aimed at helping Coast cities and counties work from the same baseline on infrastructure, K-12 education, workforce development, and legislative priorities. Gulf Coast...
darkhorsepressnow.com
Mississippi Aquarium accepting applications for 2027 marine mammal internship
GULFPORT – The Mississippi Aquarium is accepting applications for its upcoming Marine Mammal Internship, which will give participants hands-on experience working with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and North American river otters. The internship will run from Jan. 1 through April 26, 2027. According to the aquarium, interns will assist with...
darkhorsepressnow.com
Gulfport, Tupelo and Meridian lead Mississippi cities in hometown careers survey
STATEWIDE — Gulfport, Tupelo and Meridian led Mississippi cities in a resume.io survey of young adults who want to stay in or return to their hometowns to build careers, according to a release from the company. The survey reported that 43% of Mississippi respondents ages 18 to 35 wanted...
fastfoodclub.com
This Mississippi Farmers’ Market Rewards The Drive With Homemade Pecan Pies And Local Produce
Some of the best shopping trips on the Mississippi Gulf Coast happen twice a week, under a highway, before most people finish their morning coffee. Tables stacked with garlic, yams, spaghetti squash, and homemade pecan pies wait for anyone willing to show up early. Vendors here know their regulars by...
WLOX
New Biloxi business offers luxury cruises around the Coast
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — The Biloxi Bay Area chamber of commerce celebrated a new small business officially taking to the water Thursday. Fawkes Party Boat held a ribbon cutting at the Point Cadet Marina, the boat’s dock. The luxury charter boat can take up to six passengers on...
NOLA.com
This Mediterranean-style villa is unlike most MS Coast beach mansions. Now it’s for sale.
A pale yellow, Mediterranean-style villa on the water in Waveland, Mississippi, is on the market for $2.675 million. The five-bedroom, four-bathroom mansion on North Beach Boulevard is a “coastal estate where craftsmanship and architectural elegance come together,” according to listing agent Aissa Wiggins. The first floor features a vast courtyard, as well as a living room with 24-feet ceilings and a dining room framed by marble columns. Both rooms are adorned with glittering chandeliers and arched windows. In the kitchen, Spanish cedar cabinets surround the kitchen and breakfast bar atop cement mosaic floors.
hoodline.com
Pascagoula Foundry Lands $60M Expansion to Double Navy Propeller Output
3719 Industrial Rd. — Approximate Site of Navy Propeller Facility. Fairbanks Morse Defense has broken ground on a third Center of Excellence at its Bird-Johnson Propeller Company facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, a $60 million expansion designed to double the plant's capacity to build some of the Navy's most complex propulsion systems. The project will add 38,000 square feet of manufacturing space and grow the foundry's workforce by 25 percent, bringing the total to 100 highly skilled craftspeople.
WLOX
WLOX
WALA-TV FOX10
$60 million defense expansion breaks ground in Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) — A $60 million expansion in the defense industry is underway on the Mississippi Coast. Officials from Jackson County, the Navy and Australia gathered in Pascagoula for a groundbreaking ceremony. Fairbanks-Morse held the groundbreaking Tuesday for its newest expansion to the Bird-Johnson Pascagoula Naval Propulsion facility.
WLOX
Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $99 million for Zumwalt-class destroyer
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $99 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for critical testing and upgrades to the Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002). “This award reflects the Navy’s continued confidence in the Ingalls team...